Making your own stand and lid

[RS2000]

I've built my stand for around $100 (AUD) worth of 2x4 and $72 for the outter ply and $45 for the top ply, the timming for it add on some costs but only like $30ish and the outter ply sheeting I bought I got enough to do the canopy what i'm building atm as well.

So all up I spend about $250 + my time for a 8' Lx2.5' W stand thats about 35" tall (can't member exactly i measured based off me sitting down to view the tank)

So its $250AUD vs 1500-2000 to get a stand and canopy for that size tank from the lfs around

 

[cyclops23]

i don't trust the stands you can buy for them. when i took a closer look, all that's really holding your tank up is some 1x4's. IMHO, not near enough support. i built a stand for my 55g out of 2x4's and painted it black. it actually looks really good.

it also helps if you have some experience, i've been a woodworker for a long time, even had a job at a custom cabinet shop for 1 1/2 years in high school.
you can get the general idea from this pic

 

[cyclops23]

i also built the cabinet to the left with the same supplies.

BTW, that tablecloth was my girlfriends doing, not mine

 

[genitor]

i also built the cabinet to the left with the same supplies.

BTW, that tablecloth was my girlfriends doing, not mine

uh-huh sure.

 

[cyclops23]

hey, it adds to the tank. So there! Ha!

 

[Dr Joe]

Tablecloth looks rather toxic...should be kept away from fishes.

P.S. Don't let DGF see this!


Name withheld out of fear of girlfriend's recrimination

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[cyclops23]

i can't promise anything. when she wants a name, she gets a name.

if she finds out i'm talking to you about this, here's what i'll get:

ha ha!